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Good luck with that one. A piano technician friend of mine has just gone through the same problem looking for spirit varnish to repolish the soundboard in a piano he is restoring. Seems most just use...

If you don't want flush jounts you could use a V bit in the router and run a small groove up the join. :U

I believe Greame Brown Antiques in Toorak, Melbourne may have some garnet shellac. I have bought hardware from their extensive catalogue before and found the service to be very good. Hope this doesnt...

A small amount of black paint tinter mixed into either bog or epoxy will give a much darker black than the oxide powder.

The way I was taught as an apprentice was when using an imperial drill set (1/16th sizes), you start by calling the smallest one ie. the 1/16th number 1, count up the number of drills equal to the...

I use the "Haymes" brand stuff and have had no trouble with it. The only time I have had trouble with blooming was when spraying a few weeks ago with some different stuff my boss got from the paint...

Just signed up for the 3 year also. Gotta love that price.:2tsup:

Looks a bit like Meranti to me. :U

I get my sheets and discs from ATA Distributors in Port Melbourne. Found them to be very helpful.:2tsup:

Simple answer is yes, it can be sprayed no problem. Try it out with what you have. See how you go, can't beat experience.:U

Cabots do a dark brown oil stain called chestnut. May be of some interest? :)

I have used a black stain after a red one to end up with a very rich dark brown. This was finished with shellac which would have added a golden tone as well.

P.S The wide belt sander could be rotated so if you ever did need to put something longer than 2 meters through it, you could.

Layout looks pretty good to me. But without knowing the type of stuff you are making its a little difficult. If its furniture then I wonder if a little more floor space around the benches for...

One of the things I love about shellac is that you can get so many different kinds of finishes from the one product. Whether it be sprayed, brushed, wiped, rubbed or however you like to apply it, a...

I just bought a makita trimmer last week at Dorset Power Tools and it only cost $185. Thats a pretty big price difference. Would suggest shopping around is well worth the time.

I have in the past used wax diluted to a liquid with turpentine (not mineral turps). This was applied over an oil finish with a squirt bottle and buffed with a polisher. :)

First of all well done for having a go :2tsup:.........................But..................
I think the bigger problem you have is with the design of your shelves. Yes they do look good but there...

I would be using at least 10g wood screws. (Not the plasterboard type) Unfortunately it has got very hard to buy gauges any larger than this nowdays. But without more details about how it is to be...

What speed were you running the forstner bits at? They need to be run at slow speeds. I found them to work very well on MDF. Can be a little tricky if the piece is on the small side but then so is...

You could hinge the front part of the slide and keep the square shape. :)

A tung oil based flooring finish (floorseal or something similar) would do this for you. Apply it with a foam craft brush and let the coat sit and dry. Rub back with a very fine paper and reapeat....

I agree with Wongo. In the overall picture of the table it doesn't look out of place to me, after all it is a "recycled" oregon table.
Nice job, you should be pleased with yourself. :2tsup:

Another important feature of cordless drills which seems to be overlooked a lot especially with some of the cheaper brands is the weight, balance and size of the grip. Bigger is not always better. I...

:2tsup: Lovely box. I love the idea of using picture frame. Simple but very effective. Would have to agree that time spent on finishing is time well spent. It is often the difference between ordinary...

I used to run a large Hitachi saw and a decent sized vacuum of the switched outlet via a plug box and never had it trip either.

Timbecon also have bed brackets.

I am assuming you mean the simple rectangular pub type of shade. In a previous life I worked for a pool table manufacturer that made these. It is a fairly straight forward project but you do need to...

I use a rebate cutter in the router to cut the slots. Easy to set up to match buttons, and you don't end up with a lot of extra slot.:roll:

Get yourself a $1 roll of waxed paper from the supermarket and cut a slice off at whatever width you want on the bandsaw. Instant roll of convenient sized glue-no-stickum paper.

The ready mixed French Polish would be the easiest for you I think. If you are unsure of how you are going to go with your polishing then I would suggest practicing on a scrap first as it is so...

I think for a newbie to polishing it would be hard to go past some of Neils shellac followed by some EEE then some trad wax. Just need to brush on a few coats with a very light sand between each one....

I have a Ryobi machine and here are my thoughts on it. Once the blade was replaced with a decent one (approx $100) its cutting performance improved dramaticly, but it has two things about it that...

The main difference in the end result of the different fillers is in the colour. The Timbermate comes out a dark grey while the bog mixed with the acrylic tint or epoxy will come out jet black which...

I have found NSW Leather Co. in Collingwood to be very helpful.

I made one out of grey ironbark with tung oil finish. Came up very nice.

I use hide glue a lot but must admit it is mostly for sticking leather to wood. For this it is way easier to work with than PVA. I make my own gluepots out of a large coffee tin. Cut a hole in the...

I have also found the amount of mixing you do can affect working time, stirred some up a bit much and it set before I got it near the timber.

I have had great results with both tung oil and poly using a foam brush. No brush marks and easy to spread an even coat.

New Zealand Rimu, the heartwood is pretty awful. Doesnt smell too flash and upsets a lot of peoples sinuses when being machined. Looks great though.

If you cut it up into framing and make a shed out of it, the smell every time you enter is just devine.

When spraying shellac dont forget to strain it first. I use paper cone ones from the auto parts store (paint section). These work well although cost approx $1 each.
Also you may find it a lot more...

Speaking as a former pool table maker I personally would buy a second hand table and do it up. Unless you especially want to make one yourself, this is a much much cheaper and easier option.

I often have to clean off large areas of old hide glue and usually just scrape it off if it is old and dry enough or wash it off with boiling water or use a hot iron to "kill" it. (makes it go...